The reference section
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Another non-fiction part of the library.Another non-fiction part of the library.
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The Reference section of a library is where
informational books are located. Reference books cannot be checked out or
leave the library. Generally people only use a section of
information from a reference book, not the entire book.
What is it?
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In this library…On the shelves surrounding where you are
sitting.
In other libraries…Look for the reference desk where a librarian will
be located.
Where is it?
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The call numbers of reference books have:
a first line of "R" or "REF," the Dewey number for the subject covered, then the first three letters of the author's last
name, or the first three letters of the title if the author is not identified.
How is it organized?
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Encyclopedias Dictionaries Almanacs Thesauruses
In a reference section
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Review of Indexes
What are they?
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n. pl. in·dex·es or in·di·ces (-d-sz)1. Something that serves to guide, point out, or
otherwise facilitate reference, especially:a. An alphabetized list of names, places, and
subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned.
Indexes
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Let’s look at an Encyclopedia’s Index.
Encyclopedias